BRC
2010-02-21, 07:51 PM
So, for the next adventure my PC's are going up against abunch of bugbears with the Spellwarped Template (MMIII).
Now, this template, in addition to providing stat boosts and not raising the CR if the monster has 3 or less HD, provides Spell Resistance, with the caveat that, if a spell hits them that fails to beat their SR, they absorb the spell energy and get one of several boosts.
Now, could these Bugbears include a sorcerer who backs them up by casting Burning Hands on them and intentionally failing his caster level check, essentially have a guy buffing them in a cone with a 1st level spell? Does that smell of DM shenanigans? Is the fact that these guys are getting free stat boosts without actually raising their CR DM shenanigans in of itself?
Now, this template, in addition to providing stat boosts and not raising the CR if the monster has 3 or less HD, provides Spell Resistance, with the caveat that, if a spell hits them that fails to beat their SR, they absorb the spell energy and get one of several boosts.
Now, could these Bugbears include a sorcerer who backs them up by casting Burning Hands on them and intentionally failing his caster level check, essentially have a guy buffing them in a cone with a 1st level spell? Does that smell of DM shenanigans? Is the fact that these guys are getting free stat boosts without actually raising their CR DM shenanigans in of itself?